CoolerMaster 850W Real Power Pro PSU Review - PAGE 1

I think we're beginning to see a shift. A shift from those mostly adequate (though increasingly inadequate) power supplies, to sheer over kill. Not over kill in the sense of a power supply so ridiculously powerful that it's almost inconceivable of who would need such electrical requirements. But rather to the delightfully masterfull engineering of a power supply that will survive whatever is thrown at it. The Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA power supply indicates a shift in that direction.

We've all come to expect good things from Cooler Master, and their power supplies are without a doubt, a mainstay in the rigs of gamers and hardware enthusiasts around the world. In the past, we've haven't had much opportunity to review a whole lot in the way of Cooler Master power supplies. The notable exception being our Cooler Master RS-550-ACLY power supply. A foray into the truly silent PSU market for Cooler Master. Though its 550 Watts of power is a little dated to say the least, it was, and still is a decent power supply. On the other hand, we've seen more Cooler Master cases come through our doors than I can easily count.

The Cooler Master I-Tower 930 case was, and still is, one of the sweetest enclosures I've ever seen. Those hot swappable SATA bays were something out of a rack mount server, right in your living room. And the Cooler Master 632 case I had the opportunity to review just happens to be one of my all time personal favourites. Namely for the air filtration system Cooler Master developed for this enclosure.

But we're talking about power supplies today, and we've got 850 Watts of pure Cooler Master power to review. I can fully expect that 850 Watts of raw, untethered power should pass all of our tests with flying colours. But there may be some smaller, less noticeable details that we'll have to inspect further. Never the less, the Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA should be a decent power supply. Perhaps it may even exceed my higher expectations. We'll just have to wait and see.

yeah, just 6 months ago I bought me a 550 watt ultra X2 connect, and I thought that was a high end power supply. already it seems old and under powered with all of these 1K watt supplies, I have 4 harddrives, a dual core processor, 2 disk drives, a 6800 PCIe, a sound card, a video catpure card, 5 fans, and a bunch of other crap. 550 watts is PLENTY of my system.

I have yet to see what would require that much power. yeah, these new high end graphics cards require some extra power, but a 1,000 watt power supply to power it!?!